Father heard his children scream,
So he threw them in the stream,
Saying as he drowned the third,
Children should be seen, not heard.
When eighty-three-year-old Iris Blake repeatedly calls the police about a phantom child terrorising her home, everyone dismisses it as the confusion of a fading mind.
Everyone except Garda Ava Lewis.
The child Iris describes - curly black hair, saucer-blue eyes, and a distinct teacup-shaped birthmark on her neck - is unmistakable. She is the exact image of nine-year-old Molly Ryan, who vanished without a trace from Windmill Road ten years ago. The unresolved disappearance destroyed Ava's family and drove her sister to suicide.
Drawn into Iris’s dark, decaying house, Ava sets out to uncover whether the haunting is a cruel coincidence, a manifestation of dementia, or a voice from the past.
But as the boundary between memory and madness blurs, digging for the truth might cost Ava everything...
Praise for Michelle Dunne:
'A compelling page turner... what a rollercoaster read.' Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond
‘Fresh and original with an unforgettable voice and a propulsive plot, The Good Girl is an immersive rollercoaster of a page-turner.’ Andrea Mara – Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw A Thing
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘If you love Freida McFadden this book will blow you away.’ Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An astoundingly clever, disturbing and all-consuming novel!' Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dark, gritty and truly addictive.' Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best books I've ever read' Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dark, heart-breaking and gruesome beautifully written book' Reader Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Just Amazing!' Reader Review
Michelle Dunne is the author of a string of thrillers, including hard hitting bestseller, The Good Girl. But her career started with the Lindsey Ryan series which was inspired by her time as a soldier and UN Peacekeeper in the late nineties. Her work so far has been translated and optioned for television and when she’s not busy writing, Michelle is also the founder and organiser of The Spike Island Literary Festival – a crime themed festival on Ireland’s own Alcatraz. She also works on Dublin’s International crime festival, Murder One. But outside of her work in the book world, she’s a mother, a daughter, a wife and a friend. She drinks coffee like it’s going out of style and is an avid supporter of the local U/8 football team. Always happy to connect